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Woman's scarf: "Twelfth Air Force"
Designed by: John Lavalle (American, 1896–1971)
English
mid 1940s
Place of Manufacture: England
Medium/Technique
Prined silk or rayon
Dimensions
Length x width: 85.1 x 85.1 cm (33 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2318
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionInsignia and names of planes belonging to the American Twelfth Air Force; blue and red on white ground.
ProvenanceBy 2011, with Chris Saunders of Sotherans, London; 2011, sold by Saunders to Jean and Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2011, year-end gift of the Sharfs to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 2012)